Padmavati Row: I am 200% with the film, Ranveer Singh speaks up for the first time

Ranveer Singh reacted to the hullabaloo around Padmavati in a brief interaction with the media post an event in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic period drama Padmavati has been facing backlash from the Rajput Karni Sena, among other fringe groups and political leaders for many months now. Amid all the controversies, the film's release date of December 1, 2017, has been pushed indefinitely, putting a big question mark on its box-office fate.

Ranveer Singh, who plays the Mughal Emperor Alauddin Khilji in the film, reacted to the hullabaloo around it in a brief interaction with the media post an event in Mumbai on Tuesday. The actor said, "I am 200% with the film and my director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I have been asked not to say anything, whatever official stand it is, you will get it from producers. It's a very sensitive issue."

In the recent days, the furore against the film has risen astronomically. Death threats have been issued against Bhansali and the film's lead actress Deepika Padukone, besides the MP and Rajasthan governments putting a ban on the release of Padmavati in their states.

The fanatic groups believe that there is a romantic sequence between Padmavati (based on the legend of Rani Padmini of Chittorgarh) and Alauddin Khilji. While Bhansali has repeatedly said that there was no such sequence in the film, the fringe groups refuse to buy his version. Some political and religious groups have also objected to Padmavati's dance in the film saying that Rani Padmini never danced in front of anyone.

The film, bankrolled by Bhansali Productions, also features Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh.

Padmavati Row: I am 200% with the film, Ranveer Singh speaks up for the first timeDescription:Ranveer Singh reacted to the hullabaloo around Padmavati in a brief interaction with the media post an event in Mumbai on Tuesday.Times Now